SFPD Respond to Clamor for Foot Patrols
What I saw causing the commotion were two San Francisco police officers standing upright on scooters cutting through the crowd ahead of me. The two appeared to be in perfect…
Who Appointed “Labor” as Spokesperson for All Workers?
Critics, such as San Francisco Labor Council Executive Director Tim Paulson, say Adachi's proposal "attacks" the "lowest paid workers." The “left” weeps for the loss of “progressives” such as Adachi…
Misery and Despair Plague Haitians
Ecumenical Centre for Human Rights Director Jean-Claude Bajeux, said conditions are so extreme that inmates "are sleeping standing up or just on scraps of fabric." They're not considered human and…
Gonzalez Interviewed on Adachi Pension Reform Measure
The measure, which is expected to go before voters in November, aims to rein in unsustainable health and pension costs, projected to exceed $1 billion by 2016 if needed reforms…
Through two mayors, connected island developers
cultivated profitable deal
Big projects naturally draw big money. Treasure Island, currently slated for $6 billion in residential and commercial development, was an unusually large prize. But companies with political and social ties…
Sacking McChrystal: Testimony to a Lost War
Nor can a change of command under a politically ambitious man, perhaps contemplating a 2012 run against Obama, using war as the way to the White House, win or lose…
The Real Enemies of the US
The enemy is people we know very well and people we can identify. The enemy is a system that wages war when it's profitable. The enemy is the CEOs who…